The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1887-08-18
a Brutal Murder in Centre County

IN ufder wos committed in Sugar
Valley Narrows, leading from Tylers"
vile to Washington Furnace, on
Sunday last, 7th. A young family,
Isaiah Culvy, moved in there last
spring, for berding cattle, and fenced
tract Of land for grazing. Friends
visited Cnlvy's on Saturday evening
and found Mrs. Culyy ironing clothes
for her child and getting ready to
attend q funeral on Sunday morning
at Tylersyille. 1t seems that on
Sunday morning she had got pota-
toes ready for breakfast and gone
to The ron, few rods south Of tho
Lcuse for n bucket OF water, aud was
lboro murdered by some fiend-the
bucket with water was found on the
spot, Oh Monday, whore the terrible
decd was committed, half way be-
tween the run aud house. Mr. Sam :
uel Gramley, Of Miles, was present
at the inquest on Monday afternoon,
ard saw the body Of the murdered
woman on the spot, her clothing all
torn from her body, and few feet
from her lay the body Of her murder,
ed husband, ball having penetrat-
cd aboyo his eyo. The woman also
was pierced by several bullets which
entered ber breast.
1t is suppose that the ecourdrel
or scoundrels first attacked the wo-
man, who set down her bucket and
tlied to escape TO the house.
Shot her ihrae times, one bullet
entered her collar bone on the ehoul-
der; another struck her in the arm
near the shoulder, that she fell and
then The villain outraged her, .apd
Wind Id nt5T scoS, cos'ft II isf'Htal posed thd
husband came to her rescue, he hav-
ing been como 40 rods from the
house to get grass for the horse,
and was attracted by tho shooting,
and that be received bullet be-
tween the eyes, killing him instantly
and only few feet from his wife.
Doctor Huston thinks tho husband
was dead first. The villain thon
doubtless went on with bis outrage
upon the person Of the woman, aud
after satisfying his deyilish lust,
again shot her, tho ball, tho third
shot, entering Immediately below
her ear, and the two murdered bols
les lay undiscovered until Monday
morning.
On Monday morning the mother
Of Que The couple won't down to ass
sist in putting away oats, reaching
Culvy's about 8 O'Clock, sho found
their child, aged q little over n year,
all alone in the house, with the cloths
ing prepared Saturday previous, and
finding indications Of propaiatious
for breakfast Sunday morning. She
went outside Il the bouso, and 10
her horror, fouud both lying cold in
death. She Mt once rar 20 Sugar
Valley ard raised tho alarm.
Esq Harter, OF Clintondale, was
summoned and an inquest was held
over tho murdered bodies.
The tragedy was committed about
g o'clock on Sunday morning, hence
the bodies must have lain about 27
hours before discovered; the poor
little babe remaining alone in the
honse oil the whilo helpless and un-
cared for, without food or covering
in It's sleep. Tho murdered pair
wero members OF tho Rof. Church,
having united with il at Tylersville;
under pastor Dotterer, Of Rebers>
burg. They led christian life; had
cleared little tract of land, on
which they raised a little corn, oats
aud hay, and made an honest living,
On Friday morning provioua 10
this tragedy, some desperate look
ing fellow oamo in from tho Junction
to the toll gate kept by Mr. Wobnor
and asked Mrs. Webner for drink
Of water, mud che nj onco taking him
to bo bad character, went TO her
room aud got revolver aud appear
ed again holding il undor her apron
The fellow left when ho saw the lady
ihns prepared While ho Was
drinking bis water a daughter OF
Lany Reese apd one OF his little
sono passed tho gate, going for ber-
ries, those children bO followed about
milo to whore the road turns on
tho pike TO go TO Mosquito run, the
boy going ahead and bis eister fol
loving Tho fellow took noar su,,